| se |
| 1. conj. if | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 2. conj. whether | |
| 3. conj. if only | |
| 4. pron. alternative form of si | |
| 5. pron. alternative form of sé | |
| ne |
| 1. adv. from there | |
| Ne uscirono tre. - Three of them came out from there. | |
| 2. pron. about it | |
| Ne ho sentito parlare. - I have heard about it. | |
| Cosa ne pensi? - What do you think about it? | |
| 3. pron. of it | |
| C'è della torta? Ne voglio una fetta. - Is there any cake? I want a slice of it. | |
| 4. pron. of them (sometimes not translated in English) | |
| Non ne ho più. - I've got no more (of them) left. | |
| 5. contraction. apocopic form of it nel | |
| Massimo Troisi ha vinto un oscar per la sua interpretazione ne "Il postino". - Massimo Troisi won an Oscar for his performance in "Il Postino". | |
| giova |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of giovare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of giovare | |
| giovare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to be useful (to) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to be good (for) | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| mio |
| 1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine | |
| casa mia — “my house” | |
| i miei figli — “my children” | |
| le mie macchine — “my cars” | |
| 2. pron. (used predicatively) mine | |
| Sono i miei. — “They are mine.” | |
| 3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me | |
| Il mio è.... — “Mine is....” | |
| viso |
| 1. n. face | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| io |
| 1. pron. I, the first person | |
